A Holiday Invite for GITNYC Members: 2010 New York’s Technical Community Holiday Party
Our friends at Bootup.io and other tech community partners are extending an invite to all Girls in Tech NYC members for their 4th annual holiday party, bringing together all aspects of technology and the business of technology in one event as we take over the entire Suspenders Bar and Restaurant. Come early for free drinks and connect with colleagues from every segment of the NYC tech scene! A collaborative event notice from GIT NYC. ~~~ Palindromic numbers and winter solstice holiday cheer is back on 12/21 for an evening of professional networking with New York’s technical community. As with previous years, we expect hundreds to fill the venue so arrive early to claim your free drink tickets. Our mission is to bring together all aspects of technology and the business of technology in one event. ~~~ All are invited – CTO/CIO, junior admin, engineer, developer, entrepreneur, manager, author, speaker, media, and business professional. http://www.bootup.io/holiday-party Make sure to RSVP right away to secure your entry! Tuesday, December 21st, 2010 at 6:30pm at Suspenders – 111 Broadway, New York, NY 10006 Fulton St stop on the 6 train, Wall street on the red line. 
Tamikka Johnson (pictured here, on the right)
5: Call of Duty: Black Ops – This latest title in the Call of Duty series is set during the Cold War era, and sold over 5.6 Million units in the first 24 hours of its release. Gamers can expect much of what they love from previous “call of duty” titles in terms of gameplay experience and controls. It’s also got some other cool additional features, like ‘Zombie Mode’, that players have been loving since it’s release. Get a copy for the gamer in your life quickly, as this game has had a hard time staying on the shelves for long in most stores.
4: GameFly Subscription – Not sure what games to get the gamer in your life this season or simply can’t afford to give them the long list of games they desire? A Subscription to GameFly might be the answer. Like Netflix, but for gamers, you can pick the games you’d like to play, they send them to you, and when you’re finished, you send them back in the provided envelope and they send you the next game in your queue. It’s an excellent way to play many games without having to shell out the sometimes-as-high-as-$60 pricetag on some games today.
3: WoW:Cataclysm – For the online gamer in your life, (particularly the World of Warcraft fanatic), this long awaited expansion to the World of Warcraft series will be released early December. With new stories, character classes, abilities, dungeons, battlegrounds, there’s plenty of new features packed in for new and seasoned players alike.
1: Microsoft Kinect / Sony Move – There’s no doubt that one of the hottest, if not the hottest video game accessory this season is the Microsoft Kinect (for the Xbox 360), and the Sony Move (for the PS3). In the case of the Sony Move, it’s a new form of controller for using your body and movements to control games, much like the Wiimote for the Wii. The Microsoft Kinect on the other hand takes things up a notch, using a special camera and sensor for the Xbox, it makes your entire body the controller, without the need to hold anything in your hands. With both of these new accessories, their respective consoles have now brought wii-like experiences to players everywhere.
